NEW YORK — NASA engineers and mission managers are weighing their options on how best to fix thousands of hail dings in the foam-covered fuel tank of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. William Gerstenmaier, ...

Aftermonths of unprecedented repairs, the ding-ridden fuel tank of NASA's space shuttleAtlantis is patched up and primed for a planned June 8 launch, top agencyofficials said Friday. "I'm ...

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A fuel sensor that has given NASA headaches in the past acted up Friday morning forcing a delay of space shuttle Atlantis' liftoff. NASA managers continued to discuss problems with one of four engine ...

Space Shuttle Atlantis’ massive external tank was filled with super-cold liquid fuel June 15 to test upgrades that were made to the tank in advance of its scheduled liftoff next month. The so-called ...

The external fuel tank for the shuttle Atlantis – which would launch on a rescue mission if the next shuttle experienced a major mishap – suffered two problems of its own this week. While repairing a ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA fueled space shuttle Atlantis on Wednesday, but it was only a test leading up to the last flight of the 30-year program. Liftoff isn’t until July 8. Shuttle managers ...